I don't record every fail I visit. Some of them are none-photogenic, some contain angry owners who would explode if I started to photograph their property, and others are being renovated, or have been demolished.
One such 'Mr. Angry’ called the Police as we were leaving, and started filming us as my vehicle pulled away.
Whatever…, it came to nothing and the police never came knocking. One has to know where the line can be pushed and not step over it.
As a consequence, I have less of a fail collection than in the past. If they have a story connected, then that may be a worthwhile reason to record them.
The Royal
They don't make the buildings like 'The Royal' anymore. It looks like a mini medieval castle that has fallen from grace.
In truth, it’s in a ropey area of Liverpool, along with several more equally derelict pubs on the same road.
None of them were accessible, after all, thieves are extremely prevalent in this city and so the landlords' take extra precautions to keep them locked up.
Inside might be full of fresh air, but likely lots of shit from the many pigeons. We could see the upper floors had many holes from the roadside.
The barber from 'Bank Hall Barber Shop was giving us suspicious stares.
The wall was a little tall and full of that shitty grease paint. Seriously, it wasn't going to happen for us at 'The Royal'.
Pavilions
“That’s a big pub”
I was stating the obvious to @anidiotexplores who was nodding in agreement. 'Pavilions' may have been a social club or an event venue once.
It was also accessible, or so we were led to believe.
It looked like another business lay beyond, but other than a few vans the area was quite deserted.
Front doors can be open, but it’s a rare occurrence. Always check the lock, it may appear locked but sometimes is not.
Getting through there may be a little testing for me. @anidiotexplores did scrape through only to find a power hut. Bummer.
Many access points had been sealed, you can usually see them as new rivets, nails, or screws that have been planted where the old ones are missing.
Well, what an arse. Someone visited just a few days later and got inside. Did a board drop off by itself? I think not.
The Old Golf House Hotel
From the moment we arrived, I felt uncomfortable. I explore 'abandoned' places, not ones that are temporarily closed.
It looked far too new, clean, and tidy to fall into my category.
If the proprietors of The 'The Old Golf House Hotel' were still paying for their security then they need to sack these useless bastards.
We bypassed what looked like it could have been an active cabin and snuck around the back.
Others had been in; we had seen the videos on YouTube. Inside was as you would imagine, quite clean with some vandalism.
On covering the whole exterior I was quite relieved to find no access.
'The Old Golf House Hotel' has been closed for longer than this sign implies but it should not be an explore.
This same day we would meet the Mr. Angry I mentioned at another similar location. I think I have learned my lesson with these. Don't waste time and keep away.
The Phoenix Inn
It had been a long day exploring in Liverpool and this was added as an afterthought. Someone sent @anidiotexplores a tip-off that it could be accessed.
‘The Phoenix Inn' was kind of out of the way, and we both could not have cared less whatever the outcome.
Part of 'The Phoenix Inn' had been ripped away and the surrounding area was a wasteland. The broken window looked too much of a climb and was very exposed.
@anidiotexplores tugged at the beer barrels shutter which opened with a large clang scaring the shit out of us both.
Flooded again. Talk about deja-vu. This time it was seriously deep.
At the moment a local approached, a male youth, possibly in his twenties with zombie-like features.
I backed off in alarm fearing infection, but @anidiotexplores engaged in some small talk that I could not hear. It lasted all but a few seconds resulting in the zombie shuffling off.
“He wanted to sell me drugs”, explained my comrade.
“I told him I wanted to get in there”
zombieman had then continued walking away from ‘The Phoenix Inn’ shuffling side to side mimicking the true undead.
We left quickly, hoping my car would not already be surrounded by drug-selling ravenous flesh-eaters.
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